tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761568629805670678.post6544317484558067484..comments2023-12-31T22:06:28.174-08:00Comments on The Other World: 2010 Heritage Rack Pack: The One and Only PackDanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10426813731400850113noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2761568629805670678.post-51183521867761646012010-05-07T12:41:20.905-07:002010-05-07T12:41:20.905-07:00I realize I'm pretty much alone, here, but I l...I realize I'm pretty much alone, here, but I love the '61s. First of all, I hate action shots on baseball cards--they never look quite right and, first and foremost, when I grew up, I wanted to see what my heroes looked like. Give me a posed shot or a close up any day over some amorphous blob diving for a line drive (supposedly). The '61s were both clean and colorful--not bogged down by extraneous design elements like more recent issues. Of course, I grew up in the '60s, so I decidedly have a bias for the era. Outside of '68, I can't think of a bad issue until those ghastly '72s. '67 is a particular favorite, with '65 close behind, and '66 not far behind that. Outside of the '52s, in fact, I'd count the 60s as the golden era of Topps design. By the way, the reason for the many hatless photos in the original '61s was the original expansion. 4 new teams within two years and Topps wasn't exactly sure how to plan for it. Somebody must have figured the easiest thing to do to have expansion ready pics was to get everybody without hats. Beats airbrushing.stubbysfearsnoreply@blogger.com